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Wednesday, 16 July 2014

From Video Games to the Internet – Top 10 Konami Codes on The Web

The Konami Code is a cheat code
was created by Kazuhisa Hashimoto that originated in the 1986 release of Gradius and thereafter many Konami Video
Games and then moving into non-Konami games. The cheat code works differently
depending on the video game but it started out during the title screen before
the game began and then the player press the following sequence of buttons to
implement the cheat.

Until very recently I believed
the Code to be nothing more than a legendary cheat code that appeared in some
of my favourite video games such as Metal Gear Solid, Assassins Creed and Half
Life 2. I had no idea that it, in fact, had spread onto the internet with
hundreds of websites installing the Konami Code as an ‘Easter egg’, for their
users to discover new content or something completely out the ordinary.

It was only when I saw that the
fashion magazine, Vogue, had installed it on their website did I come to the
realisation that it had been around the internet for a while and I had to find
the best ones. These are my top 10 websites with Konami Code secrets so don’t
forget it’s ‘up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a’

One of the first Konami Code
Easter eggs that I found just had to include the biggest meme of the 21st
century, Rickrolling. You’ve heard it right, even the Konami Code is hell-bent
on Rickrolling you. You can’t help but chuckle though, even in 2014 Rick Astley
is killing it!

If the internet and YouTube has
taught us all one thing, people love anything to do with cats being funny and
cute. Wired couldn’t resist the temptation to jump on the cat bandwagon, and by
punching in the Konami Code you get the adorable Nyan Cat to run across your
screen and brighten up your day!

There are hundreds of door
companies out there and let’s be fair doors aren’t the most exciting of
products, but by using the Konami Code you get to see three extraordinary doors
that will take your mind to fantasy places far away.

Justin Bieber is a heartthrob for
millions of teenage girls all over the globe, and an enemy for the rest. It
seems that BuzzFeed is amongst his biggest fans and by putting in the Konami
Code, everything turns to Bieber. I envision it’s the start of the new
Rickrolling!

Over at Qiwi web design it seems
they have a slight love for sharks as by putting in the code and then hitting
any key repeatedly, you not only get the one shark but you end up releasing hundreds.
Try it out….if you dare!

And winner for most obvious
statement of the week goes to Zeno Crivelli as he, quite rightly, points out
that Konami Code is geek, which you can see after entering the Konami code.
What I can’t work out though is whether this is meant to be an insult or just
pointing to the truth. Whatever it is, it’s hard to disagree.

Bacon - just the very word can
make people salivate at the mouth, but Soundclick go one better. Upon entering
the Konami Code, a piece of bacon appears and then is slowly eaten, bite by
bite. Not sure what it’s got to do with a music community website, but I love
bacon!

It’s always nice to be rewarded
for your efforts. After trawling around the internet for Konami Code websites
it was nice to stumble across one that rewarded you with a video from the
website owner’s YouTube playlist. FYI, I got Madonna – Celebration, lucky me!

Just like its sister site, Vogue,
GQ takes on the dinosaur Konami look but this time with a lot more style as the
raptor that pops up is dressed in the smartest of suits. I think you’re ready
for your Jurassic Park 4 audition Mr Raptor.

I think it’s only a Konami code
that could possibly get you a group a penguins dressed up as pirates, Star Wars
characters and ninjas all in the same place. And that’s exactly what will happen
if you type in the code whilst browsing Kuppiya. Penguins are awesome.

So those are my top 10 Konami Codes that I could find on the web. I
imagine I’ve missed hundreds more that are infinitely more funny or clever, so I’m
very excited to get back out there and keep looking!